Yetter equips his 8- to 10-weight rods with a less-visible blue fly line and 9- to 12-foot leaders tapered to a 30-pound tippet. He prefers the one piece rods, such as those made by Hardy. He cites an advantage to the one-piece rods - the rod sections won't come apart in the case of a tangled line getting caught in the guides when a fish is hooked up. The captain shared tips for reducing your odds of spooking your targeted fish, too. He suggests keeping the number of false casts to a minmum. “If false casts are needed, make them to the side rather than over the fish, and then drop the fly in place,� Yetter says. For weighted flies, side-arming the casts also allows for a softer landing of your offering.
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